A grandmother who stabbed her son's ex-partner to death as she lay on the sofa because she feared she was going to lose contact with her young grandson will hear today if she must serve a minimum term of 25 years.

England internationals Nick Kennedy and Paul Doran-Jones returned to action last night after injury problems but were on the losing side as the Harlequins A team suffered a 39-30 semi-final defeat at Northampton.